2023 Best Value Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools in South Carolina
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting School for You
In 2020-2021, 70 degrees and certificates were awarded to homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students who went to a South Carolina college or university. This makes it the #20 most popular major in the state.
There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools in South Carolina to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 6 schools in South Carolina to see which ones offered the best value programs for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.
For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
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2023 Best Value Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools in South Carolina
The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting majors pursuing a .
Best South Carolina Schools for Affordable Quality in Law Enforcement & Firefighting
Our 2023 rankings named Charleston Southern University the best value school in South Carolina for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students. Located in the midsize city of Charleston, CSU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CSU are $28,960 per year.
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Columbia College is a great value for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students. Columbia College South Carolina is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Columbia.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Columbia College South Carolina are $18,218 per year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Anderson University South Carolina. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools in South Carolina list. Located in the small city of Anderson, Anderson University South Carolina is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Anderson University South Carolina undergraduate students pay an average of $30,720 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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Out of the 6 schools in South Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, University of South Carolina - Columbia landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Columbia, UofSC is a public school with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UofSC are $12,688 a year.
UofSC did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools in South Carolina list.
Out of the 6 schools in South Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Claflin University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Claflin is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Orangeburg.
Claflin undergraduate students pay an average of $17,046 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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South University, Columbia came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools in South Carolina ranking. Located in the large suburb of Columbia, South University, Columbia is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at South University, Columbia are $18,000 a year.
Best Value Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Colleges in the Southeast Region
Explore all the Best Value Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Mississippi | 44 |
| Florida | 970 |
| North Carolina | 111 |
| Virginia | 858 |
| Tennessee | 131 |
| Georgia | 136 |
| Louisiana | 262 |
| West Virginia | 543 |
| Kentucky | 340 |
| Arkansas | 45 |
| Alabama | 454 |
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Majors Related to Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Majors to Study
| Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | 7,783 |
| Homeland Security | 2,759 |
| Security Science and Technology | 1,875 |
| Other Homeland Security | 456 |
| Fire Protection | 172 |
Most Popular Related Majors
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Public Administration & Social Service | 53,252 |
| Legal Professions | 45,189 |
| Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies | 10,452 |
| Military Technologies & Applied Sciences | 1,613 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 6 schools only.
- The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
- Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
- Credit for the banner image above goes to Barry Bahler.
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